TD6 is looking interesting and will probably become TS Danielle quite soon. Could become quite a strong hurricane in the medium term.

Below is the predicted tracks from various models for the next 5ish days plotted on Google Earth. The long range forecast has her stalling around the Bermuda area for a while and then perhaps going extratropical and heading our way. All very uncertain at this time but could produce some swell for the first week in September.

I think it's both... The yosurfer animated swell and period [ http://www.yosurfer.com/surf_reports/ ] looks good and the magic (optimistic seaweed) long range forecast shows it coming in on the spring tide. I am stoked - completely rammed the first lot we got down in Cornwall - even blagged a sicky when I'd got off holiday from SA by one day - and now it looks like we're getting hit again!!!!

In the Atlantic Basin a total of 19 named storms formed – tied with 1887 and 1995 for third highest on record. Of those, 12 became hurricanes – tied with 1969 for second highest on record. Five of those reached major hurricane status of Category 3 or higher.